Here’s a thought…
“The competition between Nature and the economy is deep and broad.
In the short term, the economy usually wins. In the long term …?”
BILL APPEL
Special Public Meeting: Solid Waste Proposition at Town Hall
Thursday, October 20 from 4 to 5:45 p.m. at Eastsound Fire Hall Join County Council Members Richard Fralick, District 4, Orcas West, and Patty Miller, District 5, Orcas East, for a Town Hall conversation at
No County Agricultural Plastics Recycling Events
By Helen Venada, County Waste Reduction and Hazardous Waste Coordinator, Solid Waste Division San Juan County farmers, nurseries, and gardeners have recycled over 33 tons of “agricultural plastics” over the last four years through collection
New Buck Bay Bridge is Open!
Ceremonies at noon Oct. 20 The new 43-foot Buck Bay Bridge on Orcas has been completed. Traffic began crossing the bridge on Wednesday September 28. The official bridge opening will be celebrated onsite
New Play Structure for Kids at Moran State Park
By Michel Vekved for the Friends of Moran State Park There isn’t another play structure like it available to the kids in our community and our visitors any day and all day! The
Guest Opinion: A “Living Shorelines” Ordinance
How can we support a fully protected, longterm stewardship of our shoreline and marine life? We can move into a “first do no harm,” practical approach. Policies which currently fail to improve our wetlands, marine
Editorial: League of Women Voters Upholds the Right to Vote Intelligently
By Margie Doyle The League of Women Voters always sounded to me a little like the old “Mothers Club” that schools used to have, where the Beaver Cleaver mothers would venture out from happy
Letter to the Editor: Response to the Assessor’s Comments
According to the County Assessor the voters pamphlet statement by the Committee Opposing Land Bank Initiative contains inaccuracies. The 3,580 acre figure used by the Committee Opposing Land Bank Initiative for the voter pamphlet
A Glimpse of History: The Grand Scenic Highway Revisited (with Garbage Trucks)
By Tom Welch When I wrote the following article back in 2007, I was interested in ‘what might have been’ on Orcas Island. A major roadway slashing across the island from end to end was
Guest Column: Critical Areas Systems Are Interconnected & Interdependent
By Sadie Bailey When considering the fragmented ways we are looking at so-called “separate” Critical Areas categories, only one truth unfailingly dictates what happens to saltwater ecosystems: Everything flows downhill. Best Available Science soundly backs
Bill Patterson: School’s First Celebrity Chef This Year
By Madie Murray Patterson loves to share his knowledge of food, especially with kids. “I pretty much eat, sleep and breathe food,” says Bill Patterson, owner and chef of Chimayo in back of
Barge Loaded with Explosives Runs Aground
From the San Juan County Sheriff's Office The San Juan County Sheriff's Patrol Vessel based on Orcas Island [assisted] the Coast Guard on the scene of the grounding of the barge St. Elias [on Monday
Garden Club Brings You Recycleables – From Castaways to Yard Art
By Sue Lewis The Orcas Island Garden Club’s guest speaker on October 19, 2011 will be Jason Darling, the Education and Marketing Coordinator for The RE Store, a community-based non-profit with stores in Bellingham
Letter to the Editor: Elect New Charter Review Committee Members
Editor, With regard to the discussion about the election of the Charter Review Committee members on November 8th, I would like to suggest that we not elect former freeholders to the committee. I worry that
The Weekend: Listen, Dance, Drum, Groove, Market, Write, Tour, Learn: Orcas is a Verb!
Friday, October 7 Olga Community Club Potluck This first Potluck of the season is held in the Olga Community Center, otherwise known as the Olga Energetics Clubhouse (straight past the Artworks, towards the water in
Guest Opinion: Let OPALCO Know We Want Their Help in Providing Faster Internet
from Martin Taylor OPALCO (Orcas Power And Light Cooperative) is asking the question: What role should OPALCO play to support the ongoing community effort to make higher-speed, more reliable broadband available in San Juan County? This month they
